Emile-Robert Blanchet
Émile-Robert Blanchet (17 July 1877 in Lausanne, Switzerland – 27 March 1943 in Pully, Switzerland) was a French-speaking Swiss pianist, composer and mountaineer.
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- Born
- Emile-Robert Blanchet was born on 17 July 1877. · Lausanne.
- Died
- Emile-Robert Blanchet died on 27 March 1943. · Lausanne.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- pianist · composer
- Education
- Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
- Teachers
- Gustav Jensen · Friedrich Wilhelm Franke · Ferruccio Busoni
- Languages
- French · German
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Émile-Robert Blanchet (17 July 1877 in Lausanne, Switzerland – 27 March 1943 in Pully, Switzerland) was a French-speaking Swiss pianist, composer and mountaineer.
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He was taught by his father, Charles Blanchet, the organist of a cathedral in Lausann and a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles, and Hauptmann. He later attended Cologne Conservatory and was a pupil of Busoni in Weimar and Berlin. He was professor of piano 1904-1917, then director 1905-1908 of the Lausanne Conservatory. He continued teaching there until 1917. In 1917 he resigned and spent time on climbing on which he would write 2 books. He composed a lot of pieces, especially for piano.
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Emile-Robert Blanchet was born at Lausanne.
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Emile-Robert Blanchet died at Lausanne.
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• On Kaleidoscope Marc-André Hamelin There is a CD at this address where a piece of his is recorded. • On Columbia Masterworks Ervin Nyiregyházi, available on YouTube as well.
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